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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Not A Sound by Heather Gudenkauf

As
if losing your hearing because of a hit-and-run driver wasn't enough
trauma, Amelia and her service dog, Stitch, found a dead body of a
fellow nurse on the beach. In
addition to losing her hearing and her job as a trauma nurse, Amelia's
depression and drinking also caused the failure of her marriage and her
income. She desperately needed a job and needed to get back into society
because she was still living on her savings after two years and was
lonely.

We
follow Amelia through her days and nights and her fear about the killer
knowing she was the one who found the body, her fear about little
things happening while she is away from home, her fear about public
interaction, and her continued fear of living in her silent world with
people who have the ability to hear even though she can sign and read
lips. We
also follow the police investigation with Jake, the head detective, and
his protectiveness of Amelia. Is he only being overly protective
because he is Ameilia's brother's best friend or for some other reason.
Is he also being overprotective when she does investigating herself
because she is putting herself in danger by "snooping ?"

Ms.
Gudenkauf puts you into Amelia's life and has you wondering what it
would be like to be deaf as you empathize with Amelia. Ms. Gudenkauf’s
research must have been extensive to make the reader completely feel and
experience what Amelia was experiencing as she dealt with the everyday
trials of her hearing loss and trying to find out who the murderer was.

The
suspense in NOT A SOUND picked up at every turn of the page, and I had a
few suspects in mind. Ms. Gudenkauf's writing style pulls you in and
keeps you interested and wondering what secrets some of the characters
are keeping.

If you enjoy suspense at its best, you won't want to miss NOT A SOUND. I couldn't stop reading. 5/5
This book was given to me free of charge and without compensation by the publisher in return for an honest review.

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My blog began in 2010 simply because I wanted to give blogging a try and to have my own personal space to share my reviews. I loved visiting Portree, Scotland, and thought that would make a wonderful header because of the colors. It has since become my trademark. I also love polka dots and think it makes my blog, the header, and my personality come together.
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ELIZABETH

In my delight with your review, I forgot to say you wrote a hell of a good review.Concise but hitting all the points and making it sound interesting to a reader.I'm surprised you haven't taken up the pen yourself!

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.................Back in Scotland again this summer visiting my son...a lot of new things to see...old houses from the 1600's and quaint settings. We also went to London to see LOVE NEVER DIES...it is Andrew Lloyd Weber's sequel to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Went to the Isle of Skye...what beautiful green hills, waterfalls, sheep, mountains...just fantastic. Stayed in a Bed and Breakfast in this most adorable, remote town called Portree...check it out...the photo at the top half of my blog actually is Portree, Scotland...love Portree. Went to York, England also...very quaint as well. The only thing I didn't like was the weather...definitely not summer weather to me...I need HOT temperatures. :) Also heard the Rod Stewart concert while standing on the Royal Mile....he was at the Edinburgh Castle in a stadium-like outdoor stage and we could hear it from the street.....pretty awesome.